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For 54 minutes, the game was scoreless. The Caps lost three forwards to injury in the first, didn’t generate much on a 5-minute power play and weren’t able to get into a rhythm offensively at 5-on-5. The Red Wings were stymied speed-wise but able to occasionally get a nice chance on Braden Holtby.
Then, there was a loose puck in front of Jimmy Howard, Jay Beagle dropped to one knee and got his stick on the puck, and the Caps emerged with two points.
Here’s Friday night’s Plus/Minus:
And now, this…
Caps playing with three lines now:
8-92-10
90-19-14
82-83-43— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) November 19, 2016
Ten more notes on the game:
The Capitals were fortunate to win this game—they lost three top-nine forwards, misfired on both their power plays, only scored one goal, and gave up some really good scoring chances.
But (regulation and overtime) wins all count the same in the standings, and the Caps are now only two points back of New York for first in the Metropolitan Division with a game in hand (although NYR holds the tiebreaker).
On to host Columbus Sunday afternoon.
Game highlights: